Living Emblems of Northeast India: Assam to Meghalaya
State symbols connect wildlife, forests, wetlands, mountains, and culture. This overview names each animal, bird, and flower of eight Northeast Indian states.
Where the Hills Keep Their Stories: A Slow Journey Through Northeast India
A map made of journeys I would not sell Northeast India as a five-day checklist. The map is too folded, the roads too weather-sensitive, and the places too alive to be reduced to viewpoints between flights. Instead, I imagine returning in linked journeys: Assam as the riverine beginning; Meghalaya as a rain-shaped walking chapter; Arunachal […]
Travelling with Small Children Through Assam and East Arunachal Pradesh
Stories of gibbons, tea gardens, Tangsa culture, rivers and Namdapha The Morning the Forest Came to Visit My children were so excited – ages 7 and 8 that they were awake before dawn for the day to begin. In the soft, pale light of an Upper Assam morning, we leave the tea-garden bungalow quietly, carrying […]
Dhakuakhana: Where Assam’s Golden Yarn Lives On
In my grandmothers’ days, Muga was worn as a house cloth. I remember my grandmother at work in her kitchen wearing her plain Muga Mekhla chador. Thick, durable, and sometimes rough to the touch, it was woven as a plain cloth or everyday life. Yet its distinctive gold sheen endured. What belonged to household rhythms […]
Tribal Trails and Sacred Peaks: Northeast India’s Living Wilderness
For those seeking a journey that blends moderate physical activity with deep cultural immersion, Assam and West Arunachal Pradesh offer an unparalleled experience where ancient tribal traditions, pristine wilderness, and spiritual heritage converge. This region is a sanctuary where semi-evergreen forests meet the mighty Brahmaputra River, sacred monasteries cling to misty mountainsides, and indigenous communities […]
Echoes of Majuli: Coming Home to a Culture I Never Fully Knew
By Julie Kagti, Curator — Curtain Call Adventures I grew up hearing the Brahmaputra spoken of the way others speak of a god — with reverence, with a little fear, and with the quiet understanding that it gives and takes on its own terms. I knew the festivals, the food, the language, the particular slant […]
Roots, Rivers & Recipes: Through Forests, Farms & Family Kitchens
A journey of taste and time through the hidden heart of Assam and Meghalaya. The morning mist was still clinging to the emerald slopes of the Khasi Hills when I realized that the best way to understand a culture is not through its monuments, but through its meals. My boots were muddy, my lungs filled […]
Beyond the Ordinary: My Journey Curating Intense Immersive Experiences in Northeast India
When I was growing up in the tea plantations of Assam, I never imagined that one day I would spend my life designing travel experiences. But as I grew older, I realized something profound: the most meaningful moments of my childhood weren’t the grand gestures—they were the quiet afternoons spent learning from my grandmother, the […]
Walk the Eastern Himalayas: Discover the Art of Slow Travel in India’s Best-Kept Secret
In a world obsessed with summits and personal records, the Eastern Himalayas whisper a different invitation—one that asks you to slow down, breathe deeply, and discover what lies beyond the pursuit of peaks. Trekking , walking, birdwatching, botanical trails,Rumbling on ancient trails. If you’ve spent years dreaming of trekking in the Himalayas, you’ve probably imagined […]
The Art of Foraging – Traditions of The Indigenous Karbi Tribesmen
Beyond the iconic rhinos & safaris of Kaziranga National Park lies a profound, ancient rhythm—the art of foraging. In the dense bamboo forest hills and vibrant floodplains of the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape, the indigenous Karbi tribesmen continue a legacy of traditional ecological knowledge that has sustained their communities for generations. For the Karbi people, the […]